My favorite character in The Shimes Mission isn’t the nicest one. He’s the villain.

Maharmpa Karsla (not to be confused with his stepbrother, Menlabi Karsla) is the visionary first cousin of the king of Keynoni. The king is getting old and slightly out of touch with his unhappy subjects.

Today I am happy. I just finished writing the first scene in The Shimes Mission that features Menlabi Karsla. Menlabi, who appeared in The Ocean’s Accomplice as the nineteen-year-old sidekick, is now thirty-three. That makes me feel old.

Hello everyone! I am so excited to share with you my first public character interview. This is an exclusive conversation with 14-year-old Monsakun, the comic relief and one of my personal favorite characters in my upcoming novel, The Shimes Mission. I hope you enjoy it!